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Honey bee forage in Cascade-Chipita Park, Colorado
Estimated forage here is better than about 22% of sites in Colorado. Against other Colorado sites it ranks highest in summer (49th percentile) and lowest in spring (12th). Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer), less than 0.1 mi away.
When is the honey flow in Cascade-Chipita Park?
- First forage: Apr 1 (willows, dandelion)
- Main flow: Jun 1 to Aug 31, peaking late Jul (summer-flowering shrubs, spring-flowering shrubs, snowberry)
- Season ends: Oct 31
Forage available to a colony through the year at the center of Cascade-Chipita Park, from what grows within flight range (about 3.7 miles) and when it blooms here. Dates are the model's estimate for a typical year; the spring index for this spot falls on Jun 10.
What the honey is made of
- Spring honey (March to June): native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs, dandelion, willows; light amber, mixed: part of it sets quickly, part stays liquid
- Summer honey (July and August): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, spring-flowering shrubs, native wildflowers; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Fall honey (September to November): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, dandelion, clovers: white, alsike and red; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
- Whole season (March to November): summer-flowering shrubs, snowberry, native wildflowers, spring-flowering shrubs; light amber, likely to stay liquid a long time
Nectar-source estimate (plants weighted by how much bees favor them), not a pollen analysis. Full honey estimate.
Bee crops within flight range
No rated bee crops within about 3.7 miles of the town center. The forage here is wild plants, trees and gardens.
The land and water around Cascade-Chipita Park
Mostly: Southern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest and Woodland; Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Woodland; Inter-Mountain Basins Montane Sagebrush Steppe.
Nearest mapped water: mapped stream or canal (may be dry in late summer) 0 mi S; creek, wetland or wet meadow 0.15 mi NW.
How Cascade-Chipita Park ranks
| Against random land in | Overall | Spring | Summer | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continental US | 19th | 7th | 60th | 63rd |
| Colorado | 22nd | 12th | 49th | 32nd |
| Southern Rockies | 31st | 24th | 38th | 36th |
Percentiles among 3,000 random land points in each region, scored the same way: land in general, not beekeepers' apiaries.
About 77% of the land here is scored with national averages for its vegetation type rather than measured plant cover, so the wild-plant part of this estimate is rougher than the crop part.
The national forage map around Cascade-Chipita Park: darker is more forage. Tap anywhere to check that exact spot.
Nearby
Green Mountain Falls 1 mi · Woodland Park 5 mi · Manitou Springs 8 mi · Air Force Academy 8 mi · Divide 9 mi · Midland 11 mi
All towns in Colorado · National map · How the scoring works
An estimate from public maps (USDA crop maps 2021–2025 averaged, LANDFIRE vegetation), not a survey of the ground. Maps can't see garden plantings, understory density, other beekeepers' hives, or this year's weather. The point is the Census Bureau's published center of Cascade-Chipita Park (38.9474, -104.9981); a yard a mile or two away can differ, so check your own spot. The FEMA flood map was not checked for this page. Benchmark 2026.5, built 2026-10-19. How this works · All sources.